May 24 in U.S. military history
1818: Gen. (future U.S. pres.) Andrew Jackson and his expeditionary army march into Spanish-controlled Florida, easily capturing the Gulf-coastal town
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Civil War
May 18 in U.S. military history
1775: Future turncoat Col. Benedict Arnold leads a successful surprise attack against a British fort and the adjacent shipyards at
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May 16 in U.S. military history
1863: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Tennessee clashes with three Confederate divisions led by Lt. Gen. John
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May 15 in U.S. military history
1862: Cpl. John F. Mackie becomes the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor when the he mans the mans
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May 12 in U.S. military history
1780: Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, commanding American forces at Charleston, S.C., surrenders to Gen. Sir Henry Clinton after a six-week siege.
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